Table 4.
Quality assessment of the included reviews and meta-analyses using AMSTAR.
| Study | Global AMSTAR Score | Internal Validity of the Design 1 | Quality of the Published Review or Meta-Analyses 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Priori Design | Duplicate Study Selection and Data Extraction |
Comprehensive Literature Search Performed | Status of Publication | List of Included and Excluded Studies | Primary Studies’ Characteristics |
Assessment of Quality | Scientific Quality Used in Conclusions |
Methods for Combining Findings | Publication Bias | Conflicts of Interest | ||
| Topa, G.; Palaci, F. (2004) [50] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zhao, H. A. O., Wayne, S. J., Glibkowski, B. C., & Bravo, J. (2007) [24] | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bal, P. Matthijs; De Lange, Annet H.; Jansen, Paul G. W.; Van Der Velde, Mandy E. G. (2008) [49] | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Topa, G.; Morales-Domínguez, J.F.; Depolo, M. (2008) [22] | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bal, P. Matthijs; de Lange, Annet H.; Jansen, Paul G. W.; van der Velde, Mandy E. G. (2010) [51] | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kutaula, S., Gillani, A., & Budhwar, P. S. (2020) [52] 3 | 4.5 * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 * | 1 | 0 | 0 | N.a. | N.a. | 1 |
| Jayaweera, Th.l; Bal, M.; Chudzikowski, K.; de Jong, S. (2020) [27] | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jayaweera, A. T.; Bal, M.; Chudzikowski, K.; de Jong, S. (2021) [28] | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Note: 1 The first-dimension ranges between 0 and 4. 2 The second ranges between 0 and 7, with a maximum quality value of 11. 3 The maximum possible quality is 9 instead of 11, due to 2 criteria not being applicable. * 0.5: Only the list of included studies is provided, but not the list of excluded studies. N.a.: not applicable.